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I have just finished going through 'OpenSceneGraph 3.0 Beginner's Guide'</div>
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and have been left with the following pretty simple questions.</div>
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-Is it always possible to avoid using Shaders, in OSG programming,</div>
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to acheive any particular task?<br>
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-Is it always possible to avoid using OSG Macros, in order to acheive</div>
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any particular task?</div>
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-Much of the dat astorage an input in the Beginner's Guide is Done using Vectors.</div>
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Is it possible to do things using 2D and 3D Point objects for things too?</div>
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-How can I convert between a Shape object and a Drawable object successfully</div>
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using OSG code?</div>
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-I was a little put back in the Beginner's Guide about code situations like</div>
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Is it possible to just directly create an object from a function or method name in C++?</div>
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Or does this example instantiate a class, that has defaulting, automatically-to-be called</div>
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logic always placed inside an operator() method?</div>
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-In a situation where I plan to create my 3D objects in Blender 3D, wit their points,</div>
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edges, surfaces, materials and or textures, and save them to file, at this time,</div>
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what is the most comprehensive and simple Blender3D to OSG file saving format <br>
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recommended to be? <br>
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Is there one that can include Animation timeline information,</div>
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holding keyframes, that OSG can read in? Is there one that recognises Bones and character</div>
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rigging? What is the best Blender 3D plugin to use (not an additional OSG plugin)?</div>
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What comes recommended for this from OSG?</div>
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Many thanks, yours truly,</div>
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poweruserm.<br>
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